PAE AEK vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Champions League · 2018-19

PAE AEK

2 – 3

Full Time

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Ruben Dias

Ezequiel Ponce 34' Y

Anastasios Bakasetas 40' Y

R 45' Ruben Dias

Y 79' Andre Almeida

Y 90' Alejandro Grimaldo

Overview

Match Preview

PAE AEK vs Sport Lisboa e Benfica — Champions League .

PAE AEK 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erez Papir
Referee Roy Hassan
Referee Orel Grinfeeld
Referee Idan Yarkoni
Referee Dvir Shimon
Referee Ziv Adler

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	8	24
2	FC Bayern München	8	21
3	Liverpool FC	8	18
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	8	17
5	FC Barcelona	8	16
6	Chelsea FC	8	16
7	Sporting Clube de Portugal	8	16
8	Manchester City FC	8	16
9	Real Madrid CF	8	15
10	FC Internazionale Milano	8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain FC	8	14
12	Newcastle United FC	8	14
13	Juventus FC	8	13
14	Club Atlético de Madrid	8	13
15	Atalanta BC	8	13
16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	8	12
17	Borussia Dortmund	8	11
18	PAE Olympiakos SFP	8	11
19	Club Brugge KV	8	10
20	Galatasaray SK	8	10
21	AS Monaco FC	8	10
22	Qarabag Agdam FK	8	10
23	FK Bodø/Glimt	8	9
24	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	8	9
25	Olympique de Marseille	8	9
26	Paphos FC	8	9
27	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	8	9
28	PSV	8	8
29	Athletic Club	8	8
30	SSC Napoli	8	8
31	FC København	8	8
32	AFC Ajax	8	6
33	Eintracht Frankfurt	8	4
34	SK Slavia Praha	8	3
35	Villarreal CF	8	1
36	FK Kairat	8	1

Head-to-Head

PAE AEK 6 games · Avg 1.5 goals Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Last 5 meetings

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2018-04-28 PAE AEK 0–0 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2017-12-15 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 PAE AEK 2017-01-02 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–0 PAE AEK 2016-11-26 PAE AEK 0–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Recent Form

PAE AEK

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Sport Lisboa e Benfica	H	2–3	L
19 Sep	AFC Ajax	A	0–3	L
28 Aug	MOL Fehervar FC	H	1–1	D
22 Aug	MOL Fehervar FC	A	2–1	W
14 Aug	Celtic FC	H	2–1	W
08 Aug	Celtic FC	A	1–1	D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	PAE AEK	A	3–2	W
27 Sep	GD Chaves	A	2–2	D
23 Sep	CD Aves	H	2–0	W
19 Sep	FC Bayern München	H	0–2	L
02 Sep	CD Nacional	A	4–0	W
29 Aug	PAOK FC	A	4–1	W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
PAE AEK this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

PAE AEK

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/1

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

PAE AEK

Razvan Marin

1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between PAE AEK and Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
5' The travelling Sport Lisboa e Benfica supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
6' What a strike from Haris Seferovic! The score is 0-1.
8' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ruben Dias.
13' Anastasios Bakasetas has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' Against the run of play, Alejandro Grimaldo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
20' Ezequiel Ponce is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sport Lisboa e Benfica tonight.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Sport Lisboa e Benfica are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ezequiel Ponce on 34.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Odisseas Vlachodimos, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
40' Tasos Bakasetas was booked on 40.
45' Poor challenge from Ruben Dias. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
45' Fresh legs for Sport Lisboa e Benfica! Cristian Lema comes on to replace Eduardo Salvio.
50' A quiet spell here at . Sport Lisboa e Benfica seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
53' What composure from Viktor Klonaridis! The Belgium international strokes it home. 1-2.
58' Serbia international Ljubomir Fejsa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
60' The PAE AEK bench stirs into life. Ezequiel Ponce is withdrawn and Giorgos Giakoumakis gets his opportunity.
62' Another change for Sport Lisboa e Benfica made on 62 minute. Pizzi leaves to be changed by Alfa Semedo.
63' A goal from the Belgium international Viktor Klonaridis! He fires home on 63 to make it 2-2!
68' The supporters are chanting for Uros Cosic. He replaces Marios Oikonomou on 68 minute.
73' Rafa Silva is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sport Lisboa e Benfica so far.
74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alfa Semedo makes no mistake. 2-3!
79' Andre Almeida picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
79' The PAE AEK bench stirs into life. Andre Simoes is withdrawn and Rodrigo Galo gets his opportunity.
84' Another substitution for Sport Lisboa e Benfica to replace Rafa Silva by Franco Cervi on 84 minute.
89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Alejandro Grimaldo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for PAE AEK.

Lineups

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

23
Niklas Hult
4
Marios Oikonomou ↓ Uros Cosic 68'
22
Ezequiel Ponce ↓ Giorgos Giakoumakis 60'
20
Petros Mantalos C
19
Dmytro Chygrynskiy
2
Michail Bakakis
8
Andre Simoes ↓ Rodrigo Galo 79'
17
Viktor Klonaridis
25
Kostas Galanopoulos
1
Vasileios Barkas
14
Anastasios Bakasetas

Bench

Coach Marinos Ouzounidis

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Franco Cervi ↑ 84'
17
Andrija Zivkovic
1
Mile Svilar
10
Jonas
30
Nicolas Castillo
16
Alfa Semedo ↑ 62'
25
Cristian Lema ↑ 46'

Coach Rui Vitoria

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Klonaridis	2
Alejandro Grimaldo	2
Viktor Klonaridis	2
Haris Seferovic	1
Alfa Semedo	1
Haris Seferovic	1
Alejandro Grimaldo	1
Alfa Semedo	1

Head to Head

PAE AEK Form

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica L 2018-09-19 AFC Ajax 3–0 PAE AEK L 2018-08-28 PAE AEK 1–1 MOL Fehervar FC D 2018-08-22 MOL Fehervar FC 1–2 PAE AEK W 2018-08-14 PAE AEK 2–1 Celtic FC W 2018-08-08 Celtic FC 1–1 PAE AEK D

Sport Lisboa e Benfica Form

2018-10-02 PAE AEK 2–3 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-09-27 GD Chaves 2–2 Sport Lisboa e Benfica D 2018-09-23 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 2–0 CD Aves W 2018-09-19 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–2 FC Bayern München L 2018-09-02 CD Nacional 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W 2018-08-29 PAOK FC 1–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 PAE AEK xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Sport Lisboa e Benfica xG

I would bet for: PAE AEK or Sport Lisboa e Benfica 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PAE AEK31% Draw28% Sport Lisboa e Benfica41%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

PAE AEK or Draw

60%

Draw or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

69%

PAE AEK or Sport Lisboa e Benfica

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

PAE AEK23% Draw46% Sport Lisboa e Benfica31%

Actual: Sport Lisboa e Benfica win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

8.4%

0 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

7.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — PAE AEK

Handicap	PAE AEK covers	Push	Sport Lisboa e Benfica covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	21%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

PAE AEK keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Sport Lisboa e Benfica keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.